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A dystopian world where LLMs can't code but can generate software binaries

A thought experiment proposes a dystopian scenario where large language models cannot write code but can generate software binaries, drawing parallels to how non-software workers experience AI advances. The piece references Kasparov's Law to discuss AI augmentation versus replacement, noting that the threat of replacement voiced by CEOs dampens what would otherwise be an exhilarating time for software engineers.

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A dystopian world where LLMs can't code but can generate software binaries
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To understand and empathize with how workers in many or most fields outside software experience advances in AI capabilities, I propose a little thought experiment.

  • Seeing AI as doing an equivalent (not equal) job to a human, and the augmentation/collaboration-process/scaffold, opening up even more value/opportunities; Kasparov's Law. Enjoyed reading the article and also the ICML keynote slides.
  • If it weren’t for the constant, vocalized threat (from CEOs!) of being replaced as a software engineer, it would be (and is) pretty exhilarating time to be a software engineer right now
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